ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274667
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| Date: | Saturday 24 March 1945 |
| Time: | 13:05 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 211 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RD281 |
| MSN: | M-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Chiringa, near Chittagong, Bengal, Brit.India -
 Bangladesh
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chiringa, Brit.India |
| RAF Chiringa |
Beaufighter RD281/X: Beaufighter RD281/X: Took off at 08:40 hrs for attack communications on the Toungoo-Kemapyu-Loikaw. 24/03/1945
Aircraft ‘X’ followed the road from Toungoo to Kemapyu and made 2 attacks (with no visible results apart from strikes) on a reported ammunition dump 20 yards SE of the Pasawng Pagoda. Accurate 20mm fire was then encountered 3 miles N of Namhpe and the aircraft was hit in the starboard engine, starboard wing and port aileron. The pilot opened fire, gave the gun position a long burst with his cannons and set course for base, where the aircraft was landed safely despite extensive damage at 13:05 hrs. Cat II damage.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1561496) Thomas Dalziel TAYLOR (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Sgt (1625947) Victor Arthur "Vik" BROOME (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.211squadron.org/bristol_beaufighter.html
2.https://d2uipk7udysvkd.cloudfront.net/collection/RC09125.019/document/6019489.PDF
3.ORB 211 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 September 1944 | NE752 | 211 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Chiringa, near Chittagong, Bengal, Brit.India | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2022 11:38 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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